| Date | Schools / Programs | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| ⏰ Oct 15, 2025 | UNC–Chapel Hill (EA), Univ. of Georgia (EA) | Early Action "Southern bellwethers" |
| ⏰ Nov 1, 2025 | Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Stanford, Notre Dame, UVA, UMich, Georgetown, Boston College (ED/EA) | Most Ivy/Highly Selective ED/EA |
| ⏰ Nov 15, 2025 | Univ. of Maryland (EA), Georgia Tech (EA), Boston Univ. (ED I) | Priority merit & EA |
| 💰 Dec 1, 2025 | Miami Univ. (OH) Merit Deadline, USC Scholarship Deadline | $40k+ merit tied to these |
| ⏰ Jan 1, 2025 | Many Regular Decision schools (Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, UMich, UNC) | RD Peak |
| ⏰ Jan 2–5, 2025 | Columbia (Jan 1), Cornell (Jan 2), Stanford (Jan 5), MIT (Jan 5) | "Second wave" RD |
| ⏰ Jan 15, 2025 | UVA, UNC, Georgia, UMich (RD), Alabama Scholarship Final Deadline | Big state flagships |
| 💰 Apr 2, 2025 | FAFSA/CADAA Priority Deadline (UC & CSU systems, CA) | State aid locked in |
| School | Early Deadline | Regular Deadline | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📋 CSS Profile Opens | October 1, 2025 |
| 📄 FAFSA Opens | December 2025 (delayed release) |
| ⚡ Priority FAFSA | Nov–Feb (check each school!) |
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